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Epigenetic maps of the inner ear could lead to development of therapeutics for hearing loss

Epigenetics is the expression and control of genes. The epigenetics involved in the inner ear is a critical part of the mystery of hearing.

3 Dec 2018

UK scientists find new way to identify patients with aggressive lymphoma

UK scientists have found a new way to identify people with the most aggressive types of lymphoma who are less likely to respond to standard drugs.

3 Dec 2018

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

A gene mutation that is believed to have safeguarded some people in 14th century Europe from the bubonic plague today may be protecting HIV patients co-infected with hepatitis C from potentially fatal liver scarring, says a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine physician-scientist.

3 Dec 2018

SSB enters into collaboration with Immunochina to develop new immunotherapy equipment

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier of the biopharmaceutical industry, through its China affiliate, and Beijing-based Immunochina Pharmaceuticals, announced today that both parties have entered into a collaboration.

3 Dec 2018

Study: 51% of patients alive two years after receiving CAR-T therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

A follow-up analysis of patients enrolled in a Phase I/II multi-center trial for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma reported 51 percent of patients receiving an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) called axi-cel were still alive two years post-treatment.

3 Dec 2018

Scientists alleviate schizophrenic symptoms in mice

Despite extensive research efforts, schizophrenia remains one of the least understood brain disorders. One promising area of research is in receptors on the surfaces of brain cells that help sense growth factors.

30 Nov 2018

Study shows for the first time how a specific cell gene affects transformation of others

An international team of seven institutions from Spain and the US including the University of Valencia has discovered for the first time that the biological activity of the c-MYC gene is necessary so that cell reprogramming occurs, that is, the process by which a specialised cell -for example, a neuron- is transformed into a different cell type.

30 Nov 2018

DFG is establishing 10 new Collaborative Research Centers to support top-level research in Germany

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing ten new Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) to further support top-level research in Germany.

30 Nov 2018

Light-activated tools allow scientists to accurately probe intracellular phase separation

Creating new tools that harness light to probe the mysteries of cellular behavior, Princeton researchers have made discoveries about the formation of cellular components called membraneless organelles and the key role these organelles play in cells.

30 Nov 2018

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

Glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer that has grabbed headlines for claiming the lives of Sens. Edward Kennedy and John McCain, could be "tricked" into sparing more of its victims.

30 Nov 2018

New study could fine-tune the CRISPR gene editing process

The introduction of the tool for gene editing, the so-called gene scissors CRISPR, in 2007 was a revolution within medical science and cell biology.

30 Nov 2018

New Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center aims to explore DNA repair and genome stability

From January 1, 2019, the German Research Foundation will be funding the new Collaborative Research Center 1361 on Regulation of DNA Repair & Genome Stability.

29 Nov 2018

Controversial gene editing of embryos stopped by the Chinese authorities

The Chinese government has stopped the gene editing works of Professor He Jiankui calling it unlawful and unethical. Notably Professor Jiankui had recently claimed to have produced the world’s first pair of twins who have their genetic codes edited so that they would never be infected with HIV.

29 Nov 2018

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Epigenetic maps of the inner ear could lead to development of therapeutics for hearing loss

UK scientists find new way to identify patients with aggressive lymphoma

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

SSB enters into collaboration with Immunochina to develop new immunotherapy equipment

Study: 51% of patients alive two years after receiving CAR-T therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Scientists alleviate schizophrenic symptoms in mice

Study shows for the first time how a specific cell gene affects transformation of others

DFG is establishing 10 new Collaborative Research Centers to support top-level research in Germany

Light-activated tools allow scientists to accurately probe intracellular phase separation

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

New study could fine-tune the CRISPR gene editing process

New Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center aims to explore DNA repair and genome stability

Controversial gene editing of embryos stopped by the Chinese authorities

Researchers identify inconspicuous protein as key to aggressive blood cancer

New strategy for developing cell replacement therapies to combat type 1 diabetes

New York State approves NYGC's Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing for oncology

New findings provide clues about neural circuitries that facilitate or undermine adaptation

Revolutionary new technology sheds light on why cancers form in specific cell types

New ointment for treating brown recluse spider bites is tested on humans

Lifestyle intervention can benefit obese children despite common gene variants

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